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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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