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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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