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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in 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. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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