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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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