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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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