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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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