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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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