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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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