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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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