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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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