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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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