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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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