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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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