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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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