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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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