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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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