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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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