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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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