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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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