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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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