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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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