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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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