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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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