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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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