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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over 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. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education