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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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