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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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