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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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