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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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