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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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