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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in 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 massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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