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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth 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 typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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