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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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