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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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