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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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