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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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