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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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