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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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