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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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