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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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