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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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