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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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