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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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