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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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 open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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