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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants 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 massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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