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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take 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. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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