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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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