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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate 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 classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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