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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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