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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part 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. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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