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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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