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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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