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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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