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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling people all over 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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