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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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