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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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