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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth 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 almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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