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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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