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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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