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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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