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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part 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. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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