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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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