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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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