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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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