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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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