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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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