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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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