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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver 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 massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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