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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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