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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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