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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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