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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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