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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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