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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take 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 typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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