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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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