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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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