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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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