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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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