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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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