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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes 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 massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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