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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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