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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses 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 massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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