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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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