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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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