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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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