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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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