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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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