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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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