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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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