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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate 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 massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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