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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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