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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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