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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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