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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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