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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes 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 online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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