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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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