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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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