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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world 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 massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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