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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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