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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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