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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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