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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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