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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in 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. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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