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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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