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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses 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. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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