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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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