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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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