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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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