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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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