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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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