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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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