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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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