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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means 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. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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