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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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