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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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