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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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