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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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