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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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