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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable students all over the world to take 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 classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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