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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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