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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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