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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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