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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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