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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes 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 typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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