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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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