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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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