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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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