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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth 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 massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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