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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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