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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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