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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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