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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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