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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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