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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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