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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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