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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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