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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over 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 almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive 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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