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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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