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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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