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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the 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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