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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver 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 online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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