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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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