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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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