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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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