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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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 online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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