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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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