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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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