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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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