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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes 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 generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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