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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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