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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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