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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education