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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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