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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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