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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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