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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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