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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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