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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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