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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take 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 massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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