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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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 mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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