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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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