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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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