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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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