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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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