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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes 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. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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