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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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