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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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