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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate 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 customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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