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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around 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 MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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