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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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