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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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