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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take 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. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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