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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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