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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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