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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. 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. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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