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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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