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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). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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