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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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