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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take 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 open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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