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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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