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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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