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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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