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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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