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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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