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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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