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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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