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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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