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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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