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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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