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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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