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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people 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 MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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