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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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