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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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