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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in 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. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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