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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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