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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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