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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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