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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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