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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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