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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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