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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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