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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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