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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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