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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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