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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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