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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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