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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes 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 MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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