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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world 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 MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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