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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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