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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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