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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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