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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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