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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth 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. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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