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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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