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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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