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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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