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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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 courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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