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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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