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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over 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. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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