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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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