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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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