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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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