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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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