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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling students 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. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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