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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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