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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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