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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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