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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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