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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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