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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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