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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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