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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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