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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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