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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled humans all over 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 online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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