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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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