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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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