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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners 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 online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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