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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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