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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes 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 online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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