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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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