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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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