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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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