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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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