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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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