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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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