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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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