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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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