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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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