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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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