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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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