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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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