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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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