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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take 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. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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