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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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