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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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