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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth 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 courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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