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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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