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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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