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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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