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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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