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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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