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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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