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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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