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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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