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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth 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 online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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