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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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