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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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