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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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