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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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