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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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