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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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