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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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