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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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