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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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