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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part 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 for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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