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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for students 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. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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