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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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