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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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