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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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