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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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