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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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