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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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