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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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