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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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