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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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