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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take 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. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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