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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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