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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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