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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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