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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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