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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in 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. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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