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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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