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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people 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 MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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