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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take 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. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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