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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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