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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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