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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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