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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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