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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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