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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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