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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in 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 courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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