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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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