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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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