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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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