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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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