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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in 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 open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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