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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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