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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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