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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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