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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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