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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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