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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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