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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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