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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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