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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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