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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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