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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world 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 massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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