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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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