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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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