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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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