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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate 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. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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