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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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