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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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