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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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