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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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