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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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