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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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