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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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