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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world 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. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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