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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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