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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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