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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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 students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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