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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take 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 usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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