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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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