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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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