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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take 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. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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