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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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