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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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