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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate 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. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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