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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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