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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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