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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world 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 massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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