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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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