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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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