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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of 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. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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