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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over 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. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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