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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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