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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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