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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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