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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources