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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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 commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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