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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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