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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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