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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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