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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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