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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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