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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over 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 massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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