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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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