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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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