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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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