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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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