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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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