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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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