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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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