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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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