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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants 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 massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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