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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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