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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part 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. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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