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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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