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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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