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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over 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. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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