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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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