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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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