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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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