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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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