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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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