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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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