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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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