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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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