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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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