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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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