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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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