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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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