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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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