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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. 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 massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes 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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