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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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