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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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