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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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