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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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