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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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