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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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