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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important 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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