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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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