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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around 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 MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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