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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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