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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in 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 open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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