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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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 MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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