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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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