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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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