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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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