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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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