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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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