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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part 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 MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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