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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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