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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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 online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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