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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people all around 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. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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