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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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