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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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 prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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