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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take 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. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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