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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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