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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world 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. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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