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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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 ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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