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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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