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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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