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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. 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 free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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