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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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