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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major 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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