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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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