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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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