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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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