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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses 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 online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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