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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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