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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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