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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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