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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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