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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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