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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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