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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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