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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes 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 massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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