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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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