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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in 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 MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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