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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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