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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver 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. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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