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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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