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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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