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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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