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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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