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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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