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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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