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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews 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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