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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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