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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in 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. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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