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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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