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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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