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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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