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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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