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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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