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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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