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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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