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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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