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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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