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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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