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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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