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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the 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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