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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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