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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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