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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in 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. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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