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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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