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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate 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. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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