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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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