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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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