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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take 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 MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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