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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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