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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major 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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