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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled students 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 MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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