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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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