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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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