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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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