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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate 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 online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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