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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes 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. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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