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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in 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. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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