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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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