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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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