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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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