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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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