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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the 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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