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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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