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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in 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 massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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