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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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