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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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