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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes 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 MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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