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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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