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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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