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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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