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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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