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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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