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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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