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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world 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 massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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