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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part 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 typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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