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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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