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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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