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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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