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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take 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 MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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