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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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