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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people 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 open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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