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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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