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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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