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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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