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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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