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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes 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 massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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