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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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 commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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