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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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