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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world 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. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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