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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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