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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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