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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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