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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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