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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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