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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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