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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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