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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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