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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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